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Monday, August 30, 2010

Organic Housekeeping Chapter 7

Indoor Air Quality

Pollution Prevention is key. Good ventilation in the fire place and kitchen. No incense. Natural beeswax candles. 

Radon Testing
www.epa.gov/radon/pubs/citguide.html (Environmental Protection Agency)
www.neha.org (National Environmental Health Association)
www.nsc.org/issues/radon (National Safety Council- inexpensive radon testing kits available here)


Ventilation
open windows whenever whether permits
only use strong scented products in very well ventilated areas like outside


Air Purification
Air purifiers, air conditioners and dehumidifiers
Put mechanical pleated filters in ac ducts
vacuum with HEPA filters 
don't use filters treated with microban
clean gutters regularly
musty smell= mold spores
evaporative humidifier or steam vaporizer (clean with hydrogen peroxide)
Read How to Grow Fresh Air: 50 house plants that purify your home or office By: B.C. Wolverton. Top rated were: areca palm, lady palm, bamboo palm, rubber plant, Boston fern


Sounds easy to me!

Next up is hazardous materials and fire safety which I happened to know a lot about and I'm going to apologize now if I don't go into too much detail. I'm skimming since I've taken fire classes and haz mat already.

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